Wardlow H, Curry R H
Emory University, USA.
Med Anthropol. 1996 Mar;16(4):319-40. doi: 10.1080/01459740.1994.9966120.
This article examines beliefs about breast cancer and mammograms among low-income urban black women. Our research indicates that women associate breast cancer with domestic violence, believing that bruises resulting from physical abuse which is not reported or given medical attention can later turn into cancer. Some women fear that in "mashing" the breast, mammograms cause "knots" or bruises that can become cancerous. Mothers and daughters were found to have extensive knowledge of, and sense of responsibility for, each other's health. This bond can be used to encourage use of cancer screening procedures. While women assert that one's health is ultimately in God's hands, their faith appears to motivate health-seeking behavior rather than promote a fatalistic or passive orientation.
本文探讨了低收入城市黑人女性对乳腺癌和乳房X光检查的看法。我们的研究表明，女性将乳腺癌与家庭暴力联系在一起，认为未报告或未得到医疗关注的身体虐待造成的瘀伤日后可能会变成癌症。一些女性担心乳房X光检查在“挤压”乳房时会造成“结块”或瘀伤，而这些可能会癌变。研究发现，母亲和女儿对彼此的健康有着广泛的了解和责任感。这种纽带关系可用于鼓励她们采用癌症筛查程序。虽然女性坚称人的健康最终掌握在上帝手中，但她们的信仰似乎激发了她们寻求健康的行为，而不是导致宿命论或消极的态度。
